If you think Linsanity and Tebow Time are over-hyped, just imagine what life will be like if Danica Patrick manages to win the Daytona 500.And you know what? I have no problem admitting that I want it to happen. The media hype would be unbearable, but it would simply be too cool to see Patrick win NASCAR's most prestigious race. The odds are against Patrick, of course. At present, the folks at Bovada have her listed as a 75/1 longshot. There are only a handful of drivers in the field with worse odds.There are plenty of good reasons why Patrick is such a significant underdog. We may as well run through them one by one.First, this is Patrick's debut at the Daytona 500. That obviously doesn't mean she is automatically excluded f...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Motorsports
Article is property of BleacherReport.com

If you think Linsanity and Tebow Time are over-hyped, just imagine what life will be like if Danica Patrick manages to win the Daytona 500.And you know what? I have no problem admitting that I want it to happen. The media hype would be unbearable, but it would simply be too cool to see Patrick win NASCAR's most prestigious race. The odds are against Patrick, of course. At present, the folks at Bovada have her listed as a 75/1 longshot. There are only a handful of drivers in the field with worse odds.There are plenty of good reasons why Patrick is such a significant underdog. We may as well run through them one by one.First, this is Patrick's debut at the Daytona 500. That obviously doesn't mean she is automatically excluded f...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - Motorsports
Article is property of BleacherReport.com